Lebanon pastor charged with failure to report child abuse after 2-year-old's death

Lebanon pastor charged with failure to report child abuse after 2-year-old's death

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Updated: 6:12 PM EST Mar 2, 2017

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WEBVTT NEWS 8'S BARBARA BARR HAS BEENFOLLOWING THIS DEVELOPINGSTORY AND SHE'S HERE NOW WITHTHE LATEST.BARBARA:RON, THE BERKS COUNTYDISTRICT ATTORNEY JUSTANNOUNCED ROWLAND FOSTER ISCHARGED WITH FAILURE TO REPORTCHILD ABUSE IN CONNECTION WITHTHE NOVEMBER DEATH OF HISGRANDDAUGHTER ELLAFOSTER.POLICE SAY FOSTER SAW THE GIRLHAD DIED IN HERUPPERTULPEHOCKEN HOME AND HADREASONABLE CAUSE TO SUSPECTSHE DID NOT GET MEDICAL CAREFOR ANILLNESS.MEDICAL INVESTIGATORS SAY THEGIRL DIED OF PNEUMONIA AND HADA GOOD CHANCE OF GETTINGBETTER IFGIVEN ANTIBIOTICS.FOSTERER IS THE PASTOR OF THEFAITHTABERNACLE HUGGDISTRICT.ACCORDING TO POLICE, THECHURCH DOES NOT BELIEVE INMEDICAL CARE.I SPOKEWITH THEM EARLIER THISYEAR.THE GIRL'S PARENTS, JONATHANAND GRACE FOSTER, WHO BELONGTO THECHURCH, ALSO FACECHARGES IN THE GIRL'S DEATH.AS A PASTOR, GEORGE FOSTERISCONSIDERED A MANDATORY

Lebanon pastor charged with failure to report child abuse after 2-year-old's death

A Lebanon pastor is now charged following the death of a 2-year-old girl. The Berks County DA says Rowland Foster is charged with failure to report child abuse. They say Foster saw the girl had died in her Upper Tulpehocken home and had reasonable cause to suspect she did not get proper medical care.